Bolts special teams coach, subdued off field, fiery on it, has surrounded himself with connections

“I can actually see his smile now,” Bisaccia said. “He doesn’t have braces anymore. I told him, I’ve known him so long, I remember when he had braces.”

Behind his goatee, the coach winces when asked about a perception he has a meaningful influence on the Chargers’ roster decisions. He merely gave a list, he says, to coach Norv Turner and the scouting department of some players he liked, and they did their usual due diligence.

“If they’re not good enough,” Bisaccia said of the players, “they’re not going to make it, regardless if we have a relationship or not.”

He says he was touched by the new job title, mainly because it allows him to work more closely with Turner, whom he could spend hours praising.

He won’t waste a minute talking about the disastrous special teams unit he inherited, blocking wins and returning losses. Predictably, he downplays his role in the turnaround.

Bisaccia also dismisses his vocal flavor that typically gets a rise from fans when training camp is open to the public.

“I’m just coaching,” Bisaccia said. “That’s all. … When we leave the grass, I go back to being the subdued guy I am. I love my wife, I love my kids, and I love football. That’s all I got.

“I go to work, and then I go home. I don’t golf. I don’t really have any hobbies. I like to be around my wife and kids, and I like to be at football, on the grass and watching film. That’s all I got. It’s got me everything I ever have.”